News articles tagged with 'dopamine'
Dopamine enhances expectation of pleasure in humans
— 15 Nov 2009 16:21 | HealthEnhancing the effects of the brain chemical dopamine influences how people make life choices by affecting expectations of pleasure, according to new research from the UCL Institute... — full story
Vacationing in Thailand over Greece? That's the dopamine talking
— 13 Nov 2009 13:20 | BiologyPeople constantly make complex decisions, from the more mundane - which restaurant to go to for dinner or which movie to go see - to the more profound - whether to have kids or not.... — full story
ISU researchers' findings bring hope for possible Parkinson's disease cure
— 4 Nov 2009 13:54 | HealthResearchers at Iowa State University have found an essential key to possibly cure Parkinson's disease and are looking for others... — full story
Stress-induced changes in brain circuitry linked to cocaine relapse
— 31 Oct 2009 14:08 | HealthStress-evoked changes in circuits that regulate serotonin in certain parts of the brain can precipitate a low mood and a relapse in cocaine-seeking, based on mouse studies published... — full story
Widely used cholesterol-lowering drug may prevent progression
— 30 Oct 2009 10:18 | HealthSimvastatin, a commonly used, cholesterol-lowering drug, may prevent Parkinson's disease from progressing further. Neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Centre conducted... — full story
Changes in brain chemicals mark shifts in infant learning
— 27 Oct 2009 17:03 | HealthWhen do you first leave the nest? Early in development infants of many species experience important transitions - such as learning when to leave the protective presence of their mother... — full story
Cocaine exposure during pregnancy leads to impulsivity in male, not female, monkeys
— 23 Oct 2009 11:26 | HealthAdult male monkeys exposed to cocaine while in the womb have poor impulse control and may be more vulnerable to drug abuse than female monkeys, even a decade or more after the exposure,... — full story
Learning addiction: Dopamine reinforces drug-associated memories
— 10 Sep 2009 12:11 | HealthNew research with mice has provided some fascinating insight into how addictive drugs hijack reward signals and influence neural processes associated with learning and memory. The research,... — full story
Deficits in brain's reward system observed in ADHD patients
— 9 Sep 2009 13:27 | HealthA brain-imaging study conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory provides the first definitive evidence that patients suffering from attention... — full story
UF scientists construct 'off switch' for Parkinson therapy
— 29 Aug 2009 09:07 | HealthA common antibiotic can function as an 'off switch' for a gene therapy being developed for Parkinson's disease, according to University of Florida researchers writing online in advance... — full story